
Levine made his Met debut in June 1971 and has led the most performances of any conductor in the company's history (2,442). O'Leary said Levine currently is free of back pain. Patrick O'Leary said caused "major paralysis." 1 after he fell and damaged his dorsal spine No. He canceled his entire schedule for the 2011-13 seasons following surgery to address spinal stenosis on May 31 and July 20, 2011, and another operation that Sept. Levine, 69, has not conducted since a televised performance of Wagner's "Die Walkuere" on May 14, 2011.

The Met announced Thursday that its music director intends to conduct a concert at Carnegie Hall on May 19 and will lead three productions in the 2013-14 season: a new staging of Verdi's "Falstaff" and revivals of Mozart's "Così fan tutte" and Berg's "Wozzeck." He also is scheduled for all three of the Met orchestra's Carnegie Hall concerts that season. Running times are approximate.NEW YORK (AP) - James Levine plans to return to the podium at the Metropolitan Opera in May following a two-year absence, conducting from a wheelchair following a fall last year that left him partially paralyzed. Please note: Programs and casting subject to change. To see a seat map of the Walter Reade Theater, click here.Ī special presentation by the Film Society of Lincoln Center in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera, Met Opera: Live in HD is made possible by a generous grant from the Neubauer Family Foundation. For more accessibility information, click here. To make arrangements for wheelchair/companion seating, please call 21.

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